Winter continues full steam ahead

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A heavy fall of the right type of snow failed to disrupt services on the Tanfield Railway, in Co Durham, yesterday.

Workers at the heritage rail line, which claims to be the world’s oldest railway, cleared paths for the steam trains to continue despite the region being hit by the heaviest snowfall of the day.

The wintry weather is forecast to continue throughout the week, with maximum temperatures over the next couple of days expected to be around 2C or 3C (35-37F) in England and 4C to 6C in Scotland, forecasters said, which is colder than average for the time

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